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Apr. 8th, 2009 09:50 amOh fuckohfuckohfuck. So, I have been operating on the assumption that I would just be able to take this test and like... NOT need to fucking take a language, being as I have had four attempts (not counting German) to try and learn a language and my brain just isn't processing them. I don't know why, but with the amount of fucking time I put in, it should have. Fuck.
So, I finally emailed Jon Body about doing that, and this is what I got in return:
Kim,
I'm sorry to hear you have struggled with foreign language learning. We actually don't
have a waiver for the language distribution. However is a student is diagnosed with a
learning disability which significantly interferes with her ability to learn a foreign
language, she can request a foreign language substitution under the American's with
Disabilties Act. This substitution allows the student to either take the language
courses with the ungraded option (pass/fail) and still count towards distribution; or the
student can take two culture courses in on cultural area. These culture courses cannot
count towards any other distribution or major or minor requirements.
Have you been diagnosed with a learning disability?
The first step in the process whether you have been diagnosed with an LD or not is to
take the Modern Language Aptitude Test through my office. The test cannot diagnose
anything, its only a screening tool but it does give us good information on how a student
processes language. If you would like to take the MLAT (it takes about an hour and a
half), please email my intern, Lauren Tornatore who is included in this email, times that
you are available on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
John Body
Uh... yeah. So this is me, doubly fucked. Fuck. Fuckfuckfuck. I don't know what I'm gonna do. Oi. Of course this would have to come the day after declaring my major. Which I now need to fucking undeclare cause I was thinking I would be able to kill two birds with one stone. Oi, Moho finding new and interesting ways to fuck me over. God. What do I do? Fuck.
So, I finally emailed Jon Body about doing that, and this is what I got in return:
Kim,
I'm sorry to hear you have struggled with foreign language learning. We actually don't
have a waiver for the language distribution. However is a student is diagnosed with a
learning disability which significantly interferes with her ability to learn a foreign
language, she can request a foreign language substitution under the American's with
Disabilties Act. This substitution allows the student to either take the language
courses with the ungraded option (pass/fail) and still count towards distribution; or the
student can take two culture courses in on cultural area. These culture courses cannot
count towards any other distribution or major or minor requirements.
Have you been diagnosed with a learning disability?
The first step in the process whether you have been diagnosed with an LD or not is to
take the Modern Language Aptitude Test through my office. The test cannot diagnose
anything, its only a screening tool but it does give us good information on how a student
processes language. If you would like to take the MLAT (it takes about an hour and a
half), please email my intern, Lauren Tornatore who is included in this email, times that
you are available on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
John Body
Uh... yeah. So this is me, doubly fucked. Fuck. Fuckfuckfuck. I don't know what I'm gonna do. Oi. Of course this would have to come the day after declaring my major. Which I now need to fucking undeclare cause I was thinking I would be able to kill two birds with one stone. Oi, Moho finding new and interesting ways to fuck me over. God. What do I do? Fuck.